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Saturday, May 20, 2017

In the image and likeness of love

You are nothing less than love itself. You are fashioned in the image and likeness of God, not in terms of your physical appearance, but in terms of your energy. You are made of pure love. Everything in you wishes to be the best and most loving person you can be. Everything in you wants to live in harmony with others. Everything in you wishes to create something more.

Unhappiness only arises when the flow of love is blocked. Anger, upset, and frustration arise when you block yourself from the experience and energy of love. Note that we say block yourself, for in truth you cannot control the world or anyone else in it. You can’t keep people from being unkind or unloving, but you can choose to love and care for yourself no matter what. You can choose to join others in their dance of anger, upset, and darkness, or you can choose to remain in your love, joy, and light.

You always have the power to remain present “in the image and likeness of love” or to fall away from your true nature.

It is of great importance, no matter what the world does or says, to remind yourself that you are made “in the image and likeness of love.” It is important to remind yourself often:

"I am a creation of love. I am one with Love. Nothing anyone can say or do can sway me from the truth of who and what I am. I will return beauty for ashes, truth for lies, light for darkness. I will not let the world pull me away from my center, my truth, my joy, or my loving nature."

In the energy of love, the energy of the world’s unkindness cannot harm you. If you choose to love yourself even when others don’t, then they cannot diminish you. If you choose to bear internal witness to the light within another, even when all they show is their darkness and misunderstanding, they will realize they cannot drag you into their sad reality and after a few more attempts, will leave you alone. Their behavior will no longer sway your from your loving center.

If you have let someone’s darkness infiltrate your psyche, immediately begin to practice love and compassion for yourself. For example, say you are hot and bothered about someone’s behavior that you found quite upsetting. If you try to correct them, you are acknowledging their darkness. If you hate them or fight with them you are joining them in their darkness. If you blame them, you are giving their darkness power of your light. So what to do?

Start by shifting your thoughts towards greater truth…

I am upset about how they behaved.

It was hurtful. I wish they’d change

However, I can’t change anyone.

Their words or behaviors mean nothing about me.

Then dive into greater truth…

“I am upset at them, because I allowed them to sway me from my light.

I guess I’m really upset at myself for letting them.

Their behavior is about them.

Their behavior says nothing about me.

I am no longer going to give away my power to be happy.

I am no longer going to let their darkness sway me from my light!

I have a right to feel good about myself, even if they do not.

I have a right to my choices, even if they don’t like them.

I have a right to be happy even if they are not.

Now that feels better…

Then, if you can try this…

Next time they try to aim their darkness at me, I think I’ll focus on amplifying that tiny spark of light in their heart.

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I started channeling weekly messages from the angels after 9/11/2001, in an attempt to reach as many people as possible with the angels' words of hope and inspiration. I didn't realize at the time that we would become an international community of lightworkers dedicated to expanding our capacity to receive and share God's love in the world.

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